The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-13
WHERE is THE WHISKY /?
Strange Disclosures in Connection with Gov
! ernment Warehouses at Frankfort, Ky.

FRANKFORT. Ky, July 12.--The crook kedness
which has been going on in the 20. r. c. and
Carlisle" distillinc warehouses for some time
has been attracting more or less attention, but
the true facts IN the case have been zealously
guarded by the revenue authorities, and all the
public las been able to learn was that there was
at shortage, but the exact nature and cause oi
the same has been among the unknown quanti
gies. Feeling that something of interest might
be found, your correspondent visited Frankfort
to-day and the following was learned about the
matter:
Early in June it came to the ears Of the depart
ment in Washington that something was wrong
at Frankfort, and Special Revenue Agents Kel-
loge and Crawford We're sent 20 make an inves-
tigation. They found that w. Fl. Newhall, a
newspaper correspondent, had sent off an item
to his paper claiming that ''equaIizlne" had been
Ding on in the warehouses referred to, but the
proprietors Of the distilery denied it When
pressed to the wall the correspondent said that
Storekeeper Duvall had furnished him the in
formation. The revenue agents then set to
work to ascertain by regauging the whisky in
the two warehouses, which amounted to about
IL, 600. Every barrel was carefully examined,
and it was found necessary to regauge a. 400
barrels When this work was carefully done, it
was found that fifty barrels were entirely
empty. while i, ZUO or the a, 4UO were short from
ten to thirty eight gallons each.
As soon as this result was made known to Mr..
George Stsgg, one of the proprietors, that gen.
tleman went AT once to Washington and en-
ployed as counsel Green B. Raum, ex-Commis-
sioner of internal Revenue, who came here last
week and made a thorough examination of the
matter. Every person who had any opportunity
of knowing any of the facts in the case was
brought before Gen Robinson. the collector at
this district, and examined In regard to the ex-
cessive outrage. Storekeeper Wallace testified
that he found In of the warehouses a rubber
sary paraphernala for "equalizing" Richard
Grant said that this apparatus only needed
there TO fix bad barrels IL also ELECTED at
this examination that IL has been the custom Of
the storekeeper 20 put hands in the warehouses
for the purpose of repairing bad cooperage, and
lock them MP in the house. and then leave them
for hours at time. It also
shown the warehouses were not secure,
and that person connected With the establish
ment, If so disposed. could easily gain access to
house No 113 and warehouse No. 205 OF the E.
ii. Taylor. jr.. Distilling Company and are To-
Gated one mile beIow this city, on the Kentucky
river, at lock No. l. The outage covers period
OF three years. and during all that time there
has been night watchman and night store
keeper regularly on duty the distilery Thus
the matter 10 still snfouded in mystery, but the
Impression seems to prevail that the whisky has
been stolen One of the peculiar facts con-
nected with the affair is that in gauging the last
barrel entered in 1884 it was found to contain
thirty -four gallons while when entered three
years ago 1t only contained fourteen gallons If
she government finds that the proprietors have
been kept in ignorance OF this outrage, aud are
innocent OF any participation in the same, the
lowest penalty that can be inflicted s the order
irg out OF bond the 4.400 barrels regauged. This
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